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john boehner basically said no to all of that. and that's really not acceptable leadership. >> is there any -- should harry reid amend the bill that the house sent over at all? the fact is, harry reid has -- needs to add republican cooperation. he wants to say, look, this isn't a game. this isn't show. you know, i can bring out a bill, pass a bill. if john boehner says i'm not going to look at that, what's the point? let's make something happen here. that is what the american people are looking for. we're concerned about the fiscal and economic policies. there's a recovery period that we're experiencing to put more challenges before the economy both consumers and investors. let's create certainty. let's make sure that we pass tax cuts for -- you know, for the majority, the advanced majority, 98%. and let's get that done and move through the regular process to deal with the bigger questions. i'd like to ask you before we go, obviously, the governorship is up in 2014, is up for a race in pennsylvania. any interest in running against
john boehner basically said no to all of that. and that's really not acceptable leadership. >> is there any -- should harry reid amend the bill that the house sent over at all? the fact is, harry reid has -- needs to add republican cooperation. he wants to say, look, this isn't a game. this isn't show. you know, i can bring out a bill, pass a bill. if john boehner says i'm not going to look at that, what's the point? let's make something happen here. that is what the american people are...
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put yourself in john boehner's chu shoes for a moment. imagine what it's like for him to wake up every morning and face the forces that are assembled against him. one simple goal. to survive another day. john boehner must find a way to placate the tea party, whose irate with any talk of negotiations not including obama care, the entirety of american finance capitalism, that has told him he cannot blow through the debt ceiling, and then there's the american people. according to a new nbc news poll, both the gop and the tea party's favorability rating that sunk to an all-time low. and 53% of americans blame republicans in congress for the budget standoff, compared to 31% who blame the president. with those three separate interests in mind, john boehner's play is this. >> what we want to do is to offer the president today the ability to move. a temporary increase in the debt ceiling, an agreement to go to conference on the budget. >> far-right groups like heritage action are falling behind boehner's plan, but amazingly, this is a total rever
put yourself in john boehner's chu shoes for a moment. imagine what it's like for him to wake up every morning and face the forces that are assembled against him. one simple goal. to survive another day. john boehner must find a way to placate the tea party, whose irate with any talk of negotiations not including obama care, the entirety of american finance capitalism, that has told him he cannot blow through the debt ceiling, and then there's the american people. according to a new nbc news...
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john boehner as we heard from kelly o'donnell is going to have to face meeting democrats if we have a deal. then he's going to have to go back to his caucus and say re-elect me as speaker. how does he do that? >> i think it's two separate questions, richard. on the first point he's going to have a difficult time to corral votes. if the president bring his 250 plan to the house floor, you're not going to see many republicans go after it. but at the same time i think boehner is pretty safe when it comes to his speakership. if gentlemen were making noise against the speaker, there would be huge trouble. i think boehner's pretty safe because there's not a challenger. >> sam, if boehner's safe in his job, it doesn't mean to say he's at all relevant here. he's just not a factor at this point, is that right? >> i think it's right but it's because boehner expressed he couldn't get his plan throw the court. i can only imagine how angry mcconnell and his staff are because they put him in a bind. all the while mitch mcconnell's got an eye on 2014 when he's up for re-election but the house speake
john boehner as we heard from kelly o'donnell is going to have to face meeting democrats if we have a deal. then he's going to have to go back to his caucus and say re-elect me as speaker. how does he do that? >> i think it's two separate questions, richard. on the first point he's going to have a difficult time to corral votes. if the president bring his 250 plan to the house floor, you're not going to see many republicans go after it. but at the same time i think boehner is pretty safe...
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this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we stay together and hold true to true principles without regard to party, the republicans will go the way of the whigs. and we win. >> you know, there's an old saying in texas and a lot of other places, fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice, shame on me. >> they lied to ronald reagan and they have been lying for the last six months to the american people, they're not going to get away with it this time. because we'll give you a chance to work. but we should not be giving a chance to be a taker. >> there are people who are coming here who want to come to cut your lawn and have a better life. but there are p
this is not an actual photo of john boehner's ashtray, i'm guessing this is what john boehner's ashtray looks like right now, because he has a heck of a lot of reasons to chain smoke today. starting with the scene outside his capitol window. >> we're having this press conference outside the halls of congress because as congressman steve king has said, we haven't had much of a discussion yet inside the halls of congress. >> john boehner and everyone else, you're the wiig party. if we...
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so, we're waiting to hear from john boehner. apparently, he is just coming out of the room and you know, to her point, there has been some pushback on the democratic side. she talked about the irs targeting the naacp, also green peace, a california church. but in spite of all that, do you think heads are about to roll? >> the irs for sure because you have two leaders there who appear to have directly misled congress and other people in the past talking about when they first heard about this. learner said on friday she had heard about this for the first time in 2012. >> now, john boehner is talking about this. >> trying to get to the bottom of what happened. the administration that could make us a lot easier for all americans by coming forward with e-mails that have shown us in some cases that have not turned over to us and i don't want to prolong this anymore than anyone else. what i want is the truth. in addition to that, the irs is admitted to targets conservatives. even if the white house continues to be stuck on the word if.
so, we're waiting to hear from john boehner. apparently, he is just coming out of the room and you know, to her point, there has been some pushback on the democratic side. she talked about the irs targeting the naacp, also green peace, a california church. but in spite of all that, do you think heads are about to roll? >> the irs for sure because you have two leaders there who appear to have directly misled congress and other people in the past talking about when they first heard about...
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john boehner the speaker of the house denied yesterday that it's got anything to do with the way republican members of congress, two of them from texas especially, treat the administration of barack obama. >> there's no issue of race here. >> he said the nasty treatment of attorney general eric holder this week was spurred by the usual republican complaints, you know, the irs, fast and furious, and of course benghazi. as usual, boehner was doing his sergeant schultz routine from hogan's heroes. i know nothing, i was not here, i did not even get up this morning. remember this response when boehner was asked about the republicans at his caucus who denied that the president is a natural born american and therefore even eligible to be president. >> david, it's not my job to tell american people what to think. >> what a bone-headed comment. also the assault continues today with one side hearing and describing what is going on. the other side i believe denying the treatment of this president and his attorney general has anything to do with race. well michelle bernard is the president of the berna
john boehner the speaker of the house denied yesterday that it's got anything to do with the way republican members of congress, two of them from texas especially, treat the administration of barack obama. >> there's no issue of race here. >> he said the nasty treatment of attorney general eric holder this week was spurred by the usual republican complaints, you know, the irs, fast and furious, and of course benghazi. as usual, boehner was doing his sergeant schultz routine from...
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i think that john boehner realizes he has to govern. i think when you're elected by your constituency, you can't go to a group of 435 or 535 if you count the senate and expect to get your way or the highway. you can't do it. i don't like this deal. john boehner didn't like this deal, but he knew that if we went into next year with the possibility of a government shutdown that it was going to be much worse for the overall future of america and the ability to govern. so i think that these conservative groups are being harder on republicans than they are on democrats. >> absolutely. targeting the speaker and saying you better watch out basically. we're not talking santa claus style you better watch out, you better not shout. melissa, what's interesting to me, it was this that brought john boehner, this kind of small ball two-year budget was the thing, the straw that broke john boehner's back apparently and gave him what i think he feels is the leeway to lash out at heritage action and say enough is enough. >> i keep wondering whether or no
i think that john boehner realizes he has to govern. i think when you're elected by your constituency, you can't go to a group of 435 or 535 if you count the senate and expect to get your way or the highway. you can't do it. i don't like this deal. john boehner didn't like this deal, but he knew that if we went into next year with the possibility of a government shutdown that it was going to be much worse for the overall future of america and the ability to govern. so i think that these...
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boehner. >> what a speaker has to do is get the job done. ♪ >>> john boehner spent the day proving to the crazies in his party that it is impossible for anything that the crazies want to pass the house of representatives. first, boehner and the leadership offered republicans in the house the option of voting on something similar to the senate agreement with the difference being some changes to the affordable care act. it quickly became clear in their meeting that republicans did not have enough votes to pass that. then, john boehner, offered republicans the option of maybe voting for something like the senate deal, but with simply a provision that would strip congressional members and their staff and the president and his cabinet and the vice president of their employer subsidized health insurance. it became clear very quickly. that republicans did not have enough votes to pass that version of the bill, either. at this hour, harry reid and mitch mcconnell continued to work on a senate agreement. president obama is scheduled to meet with treasury secretary, jack lu tomorrow afternoon.
boehner. >> what a speaker has to do is get the job done. ♪ >>> john boehner spent the day proving to the crazies in his party that it is impossible for anything that the crazies want to pass the house of representatives. first, boehner and the leadership offered republicans in the house the option of voting on something similar to the senate agreement with the difference being some changes to the affordable care act. it quickly became clear in their meeting that republicans...
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let's get to the push to oust house speaker john boehner. what is this about? >> it's frustration with john boehner not being destructive or destructive must have. i think it's weird republicans look around the room and say real problem is inability to get things we want done which is@swr(t&hz john boehner. it's an unusual thought. i don't think it will be successful attempt to oust him. it's certainly as the congressman says is likely to spark conversation. >> that indeed. it's almost unheard of this move. is it indication boehner is losing control of the party. >> the question of whether he has control at all is a good one. not sure he's losing something he doesn't entirely have. >> why is that? >> to folks in the back benches, folks on the grass roots activist level feel like boehner has not been a perfect ally to tea party movement to some of the vibes within the republican party. he's facing backlash. >> talk about backlash. let's move over to senate. ted cruz seems to be alien eightat eight yat -- alien yaiting himself. is this strategy? >> this is one of
let's get to the push to oust house speaker john boehner. what is this about? >> it's frustration with john boehner not being destructive or destructive must have. i think it's weird republicans look around the room and say real problem is inability to get things we want done which is@swr(t&hz john boehner. it's an unusual thought. i don't think it will be successful attempt to oust him. it's certainly as the congressman says is likely to spark conversation. >> that indeed. it's...
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a whole seven of them wrote a letter to john boehner requesting such an extension. the speaker's response, maybe. only in exchange for more ransom from democrats, a stance reiterated by paul ryan this morning. >> they wanted to put it in the agreement without off sets which would have blown a 20, $25 billion hole. a last minute request with no offsets. >> such is the reality of unemployment debate in congress. an issue that used to be bipartisan is now exclusively the province of democrats of the gop is perfectly comfortable with the idea of cutting off unemployment benefits to those in need. the reason, as rand paul made clear last week is a core belief unless you are a corporation, government assistance of any kind makes you lazy. >> i do support unemployment benefits for the 26 weeks they are paid for. if you extend it beyond that, you do a disservice to these workers. >> many including the atlantic point out despite missing an empathy gene paul is wrong about unemployment insurance. the unemployed aren't unemployed because of an overall generous safety net. they
a whole seven of them wrote a letter to john boehner requesting such an extension. the speaker's response, maybe. only in exchange for more ransom from democrats, a stance reiterated by paul ryan this morning. >> they wanted to put it in the agreement without off sets which would have blown a 20, $25 billion hole. a last minute request with no offsets. >> such is the reality of unemployment debate in congress. an issue that used to be bipartisan is now exclusively the province of...
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house speaker john boehner. "roll call" newspaper reporting the payroll tax cut fiasco, "has raised significant questions about john boehner's ability to lead his conference for the long term." listen to this. "the number one question that will be debated over the eggnog at hill centric holiday parties is whether john boehner will be able to continue -- excuse me, will be able to save his speakership for more than a few more months in light of his horrible miscalculation on the payroll tax bill and then his desperate flip-flop to get in front of the troops that were marching in opposite direction from where he said they needed to go." wow. bob corker of tennessee is turning out to be the personification of the republican party's political and policy incoherence on this. here's senator corker on cnbc this morning calling on house republicans to just pass the darn payroll tax cut bill. and remember, bob corker is also a republican. >> are republicans getting killed right now in public opinion? there is no question
house speaker john boehner. "roll call" newspaper reporting the payroll tax cut fiasco, "has raised significant questions about john boehner's ability to lead his conference for the long term." listen to this. "the number one question that will be debated over the eggnog at hill centric holiday parties is whether john boehner will be able to continue -- excuse me, will be able to save his speakership for more than a few more months in light of his horrible...
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john boehner has called edward snowden a traitor, i think john boehner embodies the prevail is it conservative view the last decade, but it's also a republican party that wastes no opportunity to attack president obama, so he's looking for a way. that's what i hear when i hear that. >> i totally agree steve. >> we could do an entire block on his vision of the world. he discussed today the convicted philadelphia doctor as a reason we need the house's latest draconian anti-abortion bill. can i ask you, joy, why do republicans think using the name of a man convicted on three counts of first-degree murder, justify laws which limit women's civil rights? >> yeah, it's really a hail mary pass to take the most egregious case. this was a horrific case. i think the conservatives were unsuccessful, but john boehner, as always, is trying to find a way to get right with the farthest right part of his party. he is really not at home in that side of the party, but he tries to find was rhetorically to be with them. if they're going to pass 56 repeals, that's his favor issue john boehner is always a speaker in
john boehner has called edward snowden a traitor, i think john boehner embodies the prevail is it conservative view the last decade, but it's also a republican party that wastes no opportunity to attack president obama, so he's looking for a way. that's what i hear when i hear that. >> i totally agree steve. >> we could do an entire block on his vision of the world. he discussed today the convicted philadelphia doctor as a reason we need the house's latest draconian anti-abortion...
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john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speaker ship. he's waiting until january 3rd to get reelected as speaker before he gets serious with negotiations. because he has so many people over there. that won't follow what he wants. that's obvious from the debacle that took place last week. >> tough words from the democrats. to the republicans, though, it's the other party that needs to act. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell insists he's not going to be the one to blink first. >> we're coming up on a hard deadline. this is a conversation we should have had months ago and republicans aren't about to write a blank check for anything senate democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> tax hikes remain at the center of the stand-off. what is the dividing line between those gets those tax breaks extended and those who do not. they're holding out hope for an 11-hour deal. hardly the first time that washington has pushed things to the edge. >> i actually think there's still a chance to get something done.
john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speaker ship. he's waiting until january 3rd to get reelected as speaker before he gets serious with negotiations. because he has so many people over there. that won't follow what he wants. that's obvious from the debacle that took place last week. >> tough words from the democrats. to the republicans, though, it's the other party that needs to act. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell insists he's not going to be the one to blink first....
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why not just put the sort of -- hot potato directly in boehner's lap and say john boehner, if you take a vote, david axel rod suggested. take a vote on this. >> that is what earnest was suggesting today. we feel that it would pass in the house. and so, do this. and just bring it to a vote. >> but why hasn't he specifically, i guess put baner in the hot seat on it? >> there is this weird face for the last two years. they have wanted to give them all the space they possibly can. because they actually believe that john boehner wants to get this done and they see these signs in the air that boehner will do it and they believe it. >> and that's not happening. >> i don't know why. >> john boehner wants republican interest groups to think he wants to do it. >> big business wants comprehensive immigration reform bill. they want their republican allies to get it done. but republicans know it's all downside and no up side. >> but they look at 2016 and think if we don't do this we're not going to win a national election again. congressly, maybe. >> john boehner's problem is to hold a lot of seats
why not just put the sort of -- hot potato directly in boehner's lap and say john boehner, if you take a vote, david axel rod suggested. take a vote on this. >> that is what earnest was suggesting today. we feel that it would pass in the house. and so, do this. and just bring it to a vote. >> but why hasn't he specifically, i guess put baner in the hot seat on it? >> there is this weird face for the last two years. they have wanted to give them all the space they possibly can....
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john boehner is fighting to keep it that way. we'll tell you what that's about. >>> fast food workers stage the largest strike in their history. we'll show you what they hope to accomplish here in the big apple. >>> and later the white house releases the first beau obama christmas video. it's much better than the old barney camp videos and we have the tape to prove us. share your thoughts on facebook and twitter. we're coming right back. of ta. it's changing the conversation. ♪ or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. republicans want democrats to do their dirty work when it comes to medicare. we know president obama offered $400 billion in cuts to medicare and other entitlement programs
john boehner is fighting to keep it that way. we'll tell you what that's about. >>> fast food workers stage the largest strike in their history. we'll show you what they hope to accomplish here in the big apple. >>> and later the white house releases the first beau obama christmas video. it's much better than the old barney camp videos and we have the tape to prove us. share your thoughts on facebook and twitter. we're coming right back. of ta. it's changing the conversation....
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speaker john boehner putting the challenge back on the white house. at stake, tax swallow 160 million americans when the clock strikes midnight on new year's eve. kristen welker was there and joins us now. the president was serious and almost confrontational in his comments saying that he agreed with those who said two months was too short. this was a short-term measure to prevent a disaster for 160 million americans and the overall economy. who issi telling the truth? >> reporter: senate democrats and republicans and house democrats and republicans said they support a one-year extension of the tax cut. however the president saying that this two-month extension of the payroll tax cut is really the only viable option to actually make sure the taxes are not increased on 160 million americans on the first of the year. why as you point out there seems to be a discrepancy. it comes as you remember that they couldn't agree about how to fund a one-year extension. you had senate democrats say let's increase taxes on millionaires and they wouldn't do that. hou
speaker john boehner putting the challenge back on the white house. at stake, tax swallow 160 million americans when the clock strikes midnight on new year's eve. kristen welker was there and joins us now. the president was serious and almost confrontational in his comments saying that he agreed with those who said two months was too short. this was a short-term measure to prevent a disaster for 160 million americans and the overall economy. who issi telling the truth? >> reporter: senate...
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john boehner obviously we know what happened last week. sifting through the wreckage of the plan "b." gone back to plan "a," a bill passed by the congress and extending tax cuts for everyone and sent to the senate. they don't expect the senate to take that. use that as a legislative vehicle and what's today? saturday. new year's eve is -- sorry. today's friday. too much holiday cheer. but come on. i mean -- >> he will be working the weekend. >> reporter: i am. oh my god. i don't want to get started on that. but anyway, you know, there's a lot at stake here. and, you know, it is late for this kind of thing to go on. and really, steve, i know you have been on board for this last several days, as well. most logical thing and perverse logic and chamber politics, any way to look at it is most logical thing is to go over and then come back to vote to cut taxes. but hey, you know, pride goeth before the fall. they could come up with a miraculous recovery. some sort of immaculate deal and may actually spur some conversations on the margins and may
john boehner obviously we know what happened last week. sifting through the wreckage of the plan "b." gone back to plan "a," a bill passed by the congress and extending tax cuts for everyone and sent to the senate. they don't expect the senate to take that. use that as a legislative vehicle and what's today? saturday. new year's eve is -- sorry. today's friday. too much holiday cheer. but come on. i mean -- >> he will be working the weekend. >> reporter: i am. oh...
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[ laughter ] >> no, no new john boehner at all. when you take president obama's press conference at 3:00, mcconnell's press conference an hour earlier and then john boehner, who is the one person of the three who doesn't sound like he's conciliatory or is -- even wants to work with the other side. mitch mcconnell, for everything that he has said in the past, including he wanted to make president obama a one-term president, he was upbeat, cheerful, made it clear what he was going to do, what he wasn't going to do. he drew his lines in the sand in the same way that speaker boehner did, but he also made it clear he's willing to work with the president on some key things. >> and the tone of john boehner was so different. >> yeah. >> because, jose, when -- let's look at the fact that even lindsey graham, a republican senator, he criticized the president for considering executive action on immigration, but he said something else very interesting too. i want to play that, jose. >> my belief is, this is a dangerous miscalculation by the pr
[ laughter ] >> no, no new john boehner at all. when you take president obama's press conference at 3:00, mcconnell's press conference an hour earlier and then john boehner, who is the one person of the three who doesn't sound like he's conciliatory or is -- even wants to work with the other side. mitch mcconnell, for everything that he has said in the past, including he wanted to make president obama a one-term president, he was upbeat, cheerful, made it clear what he was going to do,...
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john boehner is a good conservative. what we have learned from last week is that if you give the 30 to 60, whatever the actual number was, we can't know for issue, but 30 to 60 of the most conservative republicans veto power, you will never get a reasonable solution. president obama made a lot of concessions to john boehner. a lot of liberals didn't like all the concessions he made. he limited the reach of the tax cut, changed the indexing of social security. he put that stuff in there to get republican votes. i think if john boehner -- and it would take courage, said we're going to let the whole housework its will, you can't pass a lot of reasonable bills if you worked from the center out instead of starting from the far right and see what they can take. it's clear they're not going to accept much of anything that might be helpful. >> red state was reporting 34 would bolt from the caucus. what's your thought here, e.j.? did the republicans do a disservice to themselves? >> absolutely. i think they took themselves out of
john boehner is a good conservative. what we have learned from last week is that if you give the 30 to 60, whatever the actual number was, we can't know for issue, but 30 to 60 of the most conservative republicans veto power, you will never get a reasonable solution. president obama made a lot of concessions to john boehner. a lot of liberals didn't like all the concessions he made. he limited the reach of the tax cut, changed the indexing of social security. he put that stuff in there to get...
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john boehner sitting by himself. all alone. not a single member of his party willing to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink because, well, tell them why, john? >> they had taken my milk and thrown it in the garbage. >> they took it and threw it in the garbage. i was so heart broken to hear this i said, look, how about this, john? if you agree to a 1% rate on the top 2 americans, just 2 people, i will dissolve social security. dissolve it. so we took it to the republicans and congress and what do they do? >> invited me to a pizza party. >> and when they got there -- when you got there, sir? >> it was a burned out warehouse. >> did you go inside? >> yes. >> and was there any pizza? >> no. >> and then what happened? >> they jumped out and pelted me with eggs. >> fresh eggs? >> rotten eggs. >> bill, i'll tell you, i feel like john boehner. mike has invited me to dinner many, many times. i show up and he's not there. all right. let's turn to reality news now. mtv has been looking for replacements of the "jersey
john boehner sitting by himself. all alone. not a single member of his party willing to share his company. he didn't even have any milk to drink because, well, tell them why, john? >> they had taken my milk and thrown it in the garbage. >> they took it and threw it in the garbage. i was so heart broken to hear this i said, look, how about this, john? if you agree to a 1% rate on the top 2 americans, just 2 people, i will dissolve social security. dissolve it. so we took it to the...
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mitt romney hooking up with john boehner. they immediately got a bill to the floor in a span of three days after this became a national news story. look atç the coordination betwn the gop leadership and mitt romney. >> speaker boehner barely speaks to mitt romney, remember that? >> thanks so much, guys. if you'd like to see those two gentlemen in tuxedos, tune in tomorrow night for special coverage the white house correspondents dinner. that begins here at 10:00 eastern. we'll be right back to clear the air. [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em, with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds, and stops new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. guys. come here, come here
mitt romney hooking up with john boehner. they immediately got a bill to the floor in a span of three days after this became a national news story. look atç the coordination betwn the gop leadership and mitt romney. >> speaker boehner barely speaks to mitt romney, remember that? >> thanks so much, guys. if you'd like to see those two gentlemen in tuxedos, tune in tomorrow night for special coverage the white house correspondents dinner. that begins here at 10:00 eastern. we'll be...
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john boehner has stepped out. let's listen. >> some progress has been made and republicans will continue to work to scrap the law in its entirety so we can push focus on patient-centered reforms that lower cost and product jobs. because jobs is what this is all about. these are the thousands and thousands of pages of obama care regulations. and if we want jobs, we need to get away from this because this is keeping employers from hiring employees around the country. we want to improve the prospects for creating jobs in our country. listen, jobs is our primary focus, but while we're focused on that, we're also focused on holding this administration accountable. our committees are working overtime to uncover the truth about what happened in libya. and they're trying to get to the bottom of what happened in the irs scandal. now, public service requires humili humility. and everyone in public office needs to be constantly reminded that they serve the american people and it's not the other way around. americans should n
john boehner has stepped out. let's listen. >> some progress has been made and republicans will continue to work to scrap the law in its entirety so we can push focus on patient-centered reforms that lower cost and product jobs. because jobs is what this is all about. these are the thousands and thousands of pages of obama care regulations. and if we want jobs, we need to get away from this because this is keeping employers from hiring employees around the country. we want to improve the...
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boehner on that, john boehner just forced them to vote both ways on that bill. thanks, speaker. >>> all right. president obama this weekend gave a speech that the beltway media reported so wrongly, i think it's possible the reporting was designed to cause the president trouble. maybe not. but the evidence is weird and i think it is damning. you can decide for yourself. [ male announcer ] heard this one? listen to this. three out of four americans don't get enough vegetables. so here's five bucks to help you buy v8 juice. five bucks. that's a lot of green. go to v8juice.com for coupons. you can count on us. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ >>> i hereby advance apologize for the use of the word poop in the next se
boehner on that, john boehner just forced them to vote both ways on that bill. thanks, speaker. >>> all right. president obama this weekend gave a speech that the beltway media reported so wrongly, i think it's possible the reporting was designed to cause the president trouble. maybe not. but the evidence is weird and i think it is damning. you can decide for yourself. [ male announcer ] heard this one? listen to this. three out of four americans don't get enough vegetables. so here's...
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this was not john boehner tripping and falling. this looks like john boehner was pushed. who let john boehner took this stand on the payroll tax? john boehner took this defiant out on a limb stand with absolutely nobody in his own party backing him up. john boehner came out this weekend with this bold plan to defy the thing the senate had already approved including a huge majority of people in his own party. he came out with this plan to defy a deal his own party had worked out, to defy a deal he himself had support aid few days earlier, to defy a deal there was overwhelming public support for, john boehner came out this past weekend and boldly declared that house republicans were standing against, against this payroll tax cut extension, and we are not doing it. i realize i said i was for it before and i realize it just got 89 votes in the senate and that senate republicans have signed on to it and that we want to be seen as the tax cut party and that even though we were sort of against this before we'd like to be for it now and it's kind of a mess, but no, john boehner s
this was not john boehner tripping and falling. this looks like john boehner was pushed. who let john boehner took this stand on the payroll tax? john boehner took this defiant out on a limb stand with absolutely nobody in his own party backing him up. john boehner came out this weekend with this bold plan to defy the thing the senate had already approved including a huge majority of people in his own party. he came out with this plan to defy a deal his own party had worked out, to defy a deal...
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>> even john boehner said impeachment is off the table. these are people who live in a fact free zone and a solution free zone. the only answer is to take political pot shots of the president of the united states trying to solve the problem. it will be interesting to see whether or not john boehner who of course has resisted comprehensive immigration reform. if he'll even take up the emergency spending that the president wants to do. you know, here's the other thing, you know, that the the children flooding our borders, there's been a 700% increase in children going to belize and nicaragua and mexico and costa rica. it's not just the united states. these children are fleeing violence that was -- hurt the heart of any person who is really thinking about them, rape and gangs and you know, the kinds of threats that they are finding in virtual war zones, that's what the president of honduras said, that children are fleeing his country because it's a war zone. >> i can't understand how cold and mean these comments are that we're hearing from su
>> even john boehner said impeachment is off the table. these are people who live in a fact free zone and a solution free zone. the only answer is to take political pot shots of the president of the united states trying to solve the problem. it will be interesting to see whether or not john boehner who of course has resisted comprehensive immigration reform. if he'll even take up the emergency spending that the president wants to do. you know, here's the other thing, you know, that the...
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i think john boehner's record explains what's going on with john boehner. on day one, the first day republicans were in charge of the house, they flailed their way through a reading of the constitution, skipping some sections by accident, because the pages got stuck together in the three-ring binder they were reading from. leaving out some sections on purpose because they just didn't want to read them. also day one, two republicans who managed to miss the swearing in ceremony on the house floor tried instead to take their oath from a television that was broadcasting the ceremony. and then they tried to start voting on stuff as if they had actually been sworn in by the television. that had to be undone. the brand new republican majority also passed a bunch of new rules about transparency and accountability and citing the constitutional authority for every single bill they introduced and almost immediately they started violating those new rules. their own rules. the john boehner-led house republicans also promised to cut spending for every bill that adds to t
i think john boehner's record explains what's going on with john boehner. on day one, the first day republicans were in charge of the house, they flailed their way through a reading of the constitution, skipping some sections by accident, because the pages got stuck together in the three-ring binder they were reading from. leaving out some sections on purpose because they just didn't want to read them. also day one, two republicans who managed to miss the swearing in ceremony on the house floor...
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choose from among these gals, john boehner and good luck. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> john boehner knows that the president is right on taxes. he knows it, but he's afraid to say that now, so he's sending one of his loyal soldiers out there to say it for him. >> there may be a debate over whether it's a cliff or curb. >> bump in the road. >> the curve of a mole hill. >> but there is one indes putable fact. >> the fact is definitely ticking. >> it's time for the president and democrats to get serious. >> i got a pen. i'm ready to sign it. >> some signs of compromise. >> congressman tom cole urged his colleagues to get in line behind president obama. >> that's just silly. >> scared me a little bit. >> i told tom earlier that i disagreed with him. >> shame on him. >> why would you do that? it's like selling your soul. >> i hope his wife understands. >> he brought my wife into it? he's never met me, my wife. >> his wife. >> some of these people have had impure thoughts? >> do you have any impure thoughts about gr
choose from among these gals, john boehner and good luck. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> john boehner knows that the president is right on taxes. he knows it, but he's afraid to say that now, so he's sending one of his loyal soldiers out there to say it for him. >> there may be a debate over whether it's a cliff or curb. >> bump in the road. >> the curve of a mole hill. >> but there is one indes putable fact. >> the fact is...
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>> if you think so, you know a different john boehner than i do. i think this was more out of frustration than a plan. they want to take the path of least resistance. all he would have to do is bring that bipartisan bill that passed in the senate and put it up for a vote in the house and it would probably pass. done deal. but if you asked him about that he would probably say it's so hard to do! >> the minute he does that -- >> it may threaten his speakership if he did that. indeed, that's right. so he skplan complaining about the tea partieses ndur toot i had, he's putting his own political hide over something heed a mates would be good for the country. >> that actually gets into the dilemma that john boehner faces, is sort of the dilemma that every republican member of the house faces, dana, and that is john boehner pushed this to a vote, pe risks being the mutiny. any republican member of the house votes for this, they risk getting challenged in a primary and being called a betrayer to the cause. they're all in the same bind here. >> this is true
>> if you think so, you know a different john boehner than i do. i think this was more out of frustration than a plan. they want to take the path of least resistance. all he would have to do is bring that bipartisan bill that passed in the senate and put it up for a vote in the house and it would probably pass. done deal. but if you asked him about that he would probably say it's so hard to do! >> the minute he does that -- >> it may threaten his speakership if he did that....
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we have heard from some republicans, heavily critical of the president, we heard from john boehner, speaker of the house saying it is long past time for the president so lay out a plan for how we can reverse the momentum and spread of terrorism in iraq and a region that is critical to u.s. interests. we also heard from chairman of the house foreign affairs committee ed royce. he said we need to be hitting these columns of terrorists more marching on baghdad with drones right now. the president cautioned against any expectation of immediate action that as he said, the decisions will be made in the days ahead. so i think the white house is right with his teams waiting to hear back what they actively can do, and the president used a keyword in those remarks saying the consideration of selective military action. the white house recognizes in a war weary nation, they would need something that is a light footprint, talking about the end of wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> "time" magazines international editor, i saw you reacting about the comments of drone strikes and the like. >> the idea that
we have heard from some republicans, heavily critical of the president, we heard from john boehner, speaker of the house saying it is long past time for the president so lay out a plan for how we can reverse the momentum and spread of terrorism in iraq and a region that is critical to u.s. interests. we also heard from chairman of the house foreign affairs committee ed royce. he said we need to be hitting these columns of terrorists more marching on baghdad with drones right now. the president...
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creeding to john boehner's authority, let be john boehner negotiate this deal. all speculation he will not get involved in the same level. certainly he will be briefed and make his opinions known but he's not going to try to tell john boehner you cannot get this through the conference. look at it from a broad perspective, from folks i've spoken to, eric cantor is thinking like this -- general belief and consensus is if the gop wants to get in 2014 that boehner will most likely walk away in 2016. if cantor can be a dutiful lieutenant until then he could until 2016 if the house republicans win with redistricting and the margins they have which looks possible, he could achieve his dream of becoming the first jewish speaker of the house. no reason to try to ascertain and go higher up like he did in 2011 which left a negative impression of him in a lot of folks' opinions. it's going to be interesting to see if he, in fact, does stay back and credes to boehner's authorities. from all the conversation that's what he seems to be doing. >> i love the mixed messages here.
creeding to john boehner's authority, let be john boehner negotiate this deal. all speculation he will not get involved in the same level. certainly he will be briefed and make his opinions known but he's not going to try to tell john boehner you cannot get this through the conference. look at it from a broad perspective, from folks i've spoken to, eric cantor is thinking like this -- general belief and consensus is if the gop wants to get in 2014 that boehner will most likely walk away in...
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i'm very disappointed with john boehner who had once again tried to preserve his role at the expense of the country. >> the problem that we've got is that for speaker boehner, for example, him negotiating with me isn't necessarily good for the extreme faction in his caucus. it weakens them, so there have been repeated situations where we have agreements then he goes back and it turns out that he can't control his caucus, so the challenge here is can you deliver on agreements that are made? >> all right, now after failing to produce a plan of their own and stalling the senate's negotiations, here's what needs to happen today. if the senate finishes a deal and passes it the leadership will bring the senate bill to the floor for a vote and that will pass with democrat support. one aide says "it's all over. we'll take the senate deal" and another says it's "time to roll over." republican leadership is also under fire from conservative groups, heritage action came out against the house plan for not taking a strong enough stand against obama care. and the senate conservative fund says sena
i'm very disappointed with john boehner who had once again tried to preserve his role at the expense of the country. >> the problem that we've got is that for speaker boehner, for example, him negotiating with me isn't necessarily good for the extreme faction in his caucus. it weakens them, so there have been repeated situations where we have agreements then he goes back and it turns out that he can't control his caucus, so the challenge here is can you deliver on agreements that are...
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house speaker john boehner invited israeli prime minister without clearing that with congress. >> i don't believe that i'm poking anyone in the eye. >> reporter: they're trying to fast-track sanctions against iran. we talked about a lot of issues here. what about immigration, there are still lawmakers on capitol hill talking about it. betty, the chance of a comprehensive reform happening in this congress, it doesn't seem like it's going to make the light of day. thank you, tracy. >>> let's get down to business. good morning to you. >> betty, good morning to you. i did not get the yellow memo. >> that's all right. >>> american express is cutting 6% of its work force as it continues to rein in cost. offset by hiring in other parts of the company and ebay is cutting jobs as well it's cutting 2400 jobs as it gets set to spin off its paypal business. >>> google is getting set to sell mobile phone plans directly to customers. the service is expected to be launched later this year. >>> microsoft goes virtual. a visor that can project 3-d images. explore the surface of mars. it will be available
house speaker john boehner invited israeli prime minister without clearing that with congress. >> i don't believe that i'm poking anyone in the eye. >> reporter: they're trying to fast-track sanctions against iran. we talked about a lot of issues here. what about immigration, there are still lawmakers on capitol hill talking about it. betty, the chance of a comprehensive reform happening in this congress, it doesn't seem like it's going to make the light of day. thank you, tracy....
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you heard speaker john boehner say that was certainly a possibility. discussions he had with his members, that perhaps he would direct the house counsel or someone else to see whether or not the president has legality to move forward on executive action. think that may be their best course of action. i say these things now but we've had these conversations on your show many times, there's one man, ted cruiz with 35 follower in the house of representatives that will follow him to the gates of hell and he is upset with this, it wouldn't be surprising if it gets dicey towards the end. i actually heard a member today say the negotiating strategy for republicans should be to trade docka which is already law in order to get rid of birth-right citizenship. >> that's a great idea, let's change the constitution. >> exactly. >> in exchange for deferred action on dreamers. >> yeah. >> we talk a lot about the politics on this but i think it is really important to understand that the cloud of fear, the terror that a lot of undocumented or mixed families have been l
you heard speaker john boehner say that was certainly a possibility. discussions he had with his members, that perhaps he would direct the house counsel or someone else to see whether or not the president has legality to move forward on executive action. think that may be their best course of action. i say these things now but we've had these conversations on your show many times, there's one man, ted cruiz with 35 follower in the house of representatives that will follow him to the gates of...
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if you were looking forf john boehner. i would say the op-ed andru naming paul ryan to basically boehner said we're going to the bush tax cuts, th signs are not good forpeople where the party should go. i think romn did better wn he started moderating but that's to be debated i guess with the republican partattention, the op-ed in the got a lot of raising the possibility that she may not have gone back= over as head n lead the tential just a joke or a lot obf cservatives who are still taking her seriously? >> sarah palin is a very interesting person. i think shen a big i'll give you e example, i'm in little rock r work for governor huckásab fo four years, a very intesting character because you would hel ot, heoverned by moving the ballwah a 87% docrat legislature and do he mandated arts, another b word, among t conservatives and arts education inhe gave heo are the children of parents who made too much money to get free health care but not enough to afford -- >> richard >> there is governance and moving the ball forwar
if you were looking forf john boehner. i would say the op-ed andru naming paul ryan to basically boehner said we're going to the bush tax cuts, th signs are not good forpeople where the party should go. i think romn did better wn he started moderating but that's to be debated i guess with the republican partattention, the op-ed in the got a lot of raising the possibility that she may not have gone back= over as head n lead the tential just a joke or a lot obf cservatives who are still taking...
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essentially what john boehner is saying, you go first, harry reid. harry reid is trying to jam mitch mcconnell into allowing this vote to go forward without the 60-vote threshold, something that's necessary for virtually every vote here in the senate and mitch mcconnell says it's time for president obama to lead. the threshold question is, can something pass the house of representatives? can john boehner put something on the floor that needs the majority of democrat support that will not get republican support and none to speak of that would allow taxes to go up for people making more than $250,000 or 400,000 as was in the president's last offer and the answer to that question remains very, very unlikely. so we are where we are. this ain't schoolhouse rock, that's for sure. it's not like the house passes a bill, the senate passes a bill. this is a stand yau and the looks like the ultimate version of white house gridlock. >> right. and you mentioned the threshold. we have senator murkily on later today to talk about how crucial the filibuster is. i wa
essentially what john boehner is saying, you go first, harry reid. harry reid is trying to jam mitch mcconnell into allowing this vote to go forward without the 60-vote threshold, something that's necessary for virtually every vote here in the senate and mitch mcconnell says it's time for president obama to lead. the threshold question is, can something pass the house of representatives? can john boehner put something on the floor that needs the majority of democrat support that will not get...
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john boehner has to let rates go up. i think that's right. whether or not it's to 37 or whether or not we raise the threshold from 250 to something like $500,000 at the point we call people rich, that's a possibility. i think the same thing exists on the entitlement side. there are things that president obama laid on the table in the summer of 2011 we keep talking about. democrats really do not like changes to the measure of inflation applied to social security benefits, and they really do not like raising the eligibility age for medicare. so there are other things that happen? can we scale back the generosity of the obama care subsidies? can we start means testing in additional ways in the medicare program? they have to get creative. >> they got it to get creative, zachary. this comes at the busiest time of the year for retailers and businesses. have you noticed any signs at this point that consumers are at all holding back this holiday season fearing we may go over the so-called fiscal cliff? >> there's a lot of news reports on consumers ho
john boehner has to let rates go up. i think that's right. whether or not it's to 37 or whether or not we raise the threshold from 250 to something like $500,000 at the point we call people rich, that's a possibility. i think the same thing exists on the entitlement side. there are things that president obama laid on the table in the summer of 2011 we keep talking about. democrats really do not like changes to the measure of inflation applied to social security benefits, and they really do not...
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. >>> i think john boehner is one of the prime examples of worthless, worthless republicans. >> this is basically democrat light. >> the speaker is absurd. >> the speaker demonstrated a poverty of leadership. the speaker demonstrated he can only -- >> he just got 332 votes. >> he did get 332 votes because he got the democrats to vote with limb. >> the democrats. boehner helped broker the most basic of compromises to keep the government functioning at the current incredibly pathetic levels. with a promise november shutdowns for a couple of years. it would be like if mayor rob ford's new year's resolution was i promise to maintain my present level of crack smoking. >> all right. so congress has to get all its work done so everyone can go home for the holidays. and that means the senate moves forward with a vote today on a budget deal that already passed john boehner's house. also, relations between the u.s. and russia only getting more tense. no one from the white house is going to the olympics as mr. putin pledges billions to try to support the ukrainian government which is still taki
. >>> i think john boehner is one of the prime examples of worthless, worthless republicans. >> this is basically democrat light. >> the speaker is absurd. >> the speaker demonstrated a poverty of leadership. the speaker demonstrated he can only -- >> he just got 332 votes. >> he did get 332 votes because he got the democrats to vote with limb. >> the democrats. boehner helped broker the most basic of compromises to keep the government functioning at...
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house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi have reportedly brokered a long-term deal to end the medical cuts to physicians. senate minority leader harry reid who reportedly objects to abortion restrictions in fwild. >>> in the georgia a house fire rescue caught on tape. a police sergeant with a body cam arrived before firefighters were there and ran in to help. >> and my grandbabies. >> where is the grandbaby. >> first bedroom. >> looking for a baby. >> you can see he went into the room and found the 3-year-old. the officer grabbed the boy and got out of the house safe and sound. ted cruz embraces obama care. the golden bear and weeper of the house. michelle obama jeopardy moment is burning up social media. "scrambled politics" is next. first self-serve frozen yogurt franchise. and now you have 42 locations. the more i put into my business the more i get out of it. like 5x your rewards when you make select business purchases with your ink plus card from chase. and with ink, i choose how to redeem my points for things like cash or travel. how's the fro-yo? just peachy.
house speaker john boehner and minority leader nancy pelosi have reportedly brokered a long-term deal to end the medical cuts to physicians. senate minority leader harry reid who reportedly objects to abortion restrictions in fwild. >>> in the georgia a house fire rescue caught on tape. a police sergeant with a body cam arrived before firefighters were there and ran in to help. >> and my grandbabies. >> where is the grandbaby. >> first bedroom. >> looking for a...
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in any sane universe, john boehner is a conservative. yet they're not purely conservative enough for some on the far right. and certainly not conservative enough for those far right pressure groups that are raising money in these fights and taking care of their own interests rather than the larger interests of the party. and, you know, i think michael is absolutely right. if boehner can pull this off, he does give republicans more maneuvering room. and actually that's what my column is about for tomorrow. it says that if boehner pulls this off, it puts democrats on notice, frankly, that they need to up their game. they've been able to just kind of coast in terms of policy because look what the alternative was. it was crazy. right? and so, you know, status quo beats crazy. but if republicans are actually going to get back in the game, in the policy game then democrats are going to have to come up with some fresher sounding and looking ideas than they have, frankly, recently. >> michael, this is really wonderful actually. and i was thinkin
in any sane universe, john boehner is a conservative. yet they're not purely conservative enough for some on the far right. and certainly not conservative enough for those far right pressure groups that are raising money in these fights and taking care of their own interests rather than the larger interests of the party. and, you know, i think michael is absolutely right. if boehner can pull this off, he does give republicans more maneuvering room. and actually that's what my column is about...
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john boehner and i agree on everything. but we're seeing fissures. >> i'm having a little trouble with audio. let's see if we can get that fixed in just a moment. >> john, the question i was asking is, do we know, is there, the reporting by politico, is there any evidence that we do see a split, whether it's between john boehner and eric cantor or whether it's between john boehner and eric cantor and the rest of the republican conference? sure looks like that from the outside? >> chris, your audio is just coming back to me, i have the gist although i did not hear every word. as john allen and kim wrote this morning, john boehner has had a very, very difficult time under the best of circumstances. his job is hurting. there's clearly disarray among republicans over how to handle the confrontation with president obama over the payroll tax and that disarray difference between republicans in the senate or republicans in the house and clearly differences of strategy within the house has really put them in a compromise position wh
john boehner and i agree on everything. but we're seeing fissures. >> i'm having a little trouble with audio. let's see if we can get that fixed in just a moment. >> john, the question i was asking is, do we know, is there, the reporting by politico, is there any evidence that we do see a split, whether it's between john boehner and eric cantor or whether it's between john boehner and eric cantor and the rest of the republican conference? sure looks like that from the outside?...
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john boehner isn't having a lot of fun this holiday season. president obama continues his pressure campaign to pass the tax cuts. the president is also taking time to be fesive. john boehner doesn't sound so merry. >> no progress report because there's no progress to report. when it comes to the fis e call cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> the phone call was pleasant, but was just more of the same. the conversations that the staff had yesterday, just more of the same. it's time for the president if he's serious to come back to us with a counteroffer. >> even though the president apparently designed the negotiating sessions at boehner's request. according to "the new york times," boehner insisted the talks include only himself and the president of the united states. boehner wanted senate democrats and nancy pelosi out of the discussions. democratic senator dick durbin told the times this is now the speaker and the president working this through. democratic leaders say they are
john boehner isn't having a lot of fun this holiday season. president obama continues his pressure campaign to pass the tax cuts. the president is also taking time to be fesive. john boehner doesn't sound so merry. >> no progress report because there's no progress to report. when it comes to the fis e call cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> the phone call was pleasant, but was just more of the same. the...
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>> john boehner. john boehner can't sell the bill. the president said yesterday, very smart. mitch mcconnell, he keeps his promise. we can work with him. he did it on the debt crisis. do they say about that john boehner? no. >> are you arguing just to argue? >> no. [ all speak at once ] >> john boehner can't make it happen, it won't happen. >> i'm right and you're wrong, thank you. >> can mitch mcconnell get john boehner -- >> but it's not how you get a deal. >> give me a second here. it's not just what john boehner has to do. it's not just what mitch mcconnell has to do. it is also, and chris is right, you can see the leash on the question that was asked, josh couldn't go there, because the white house, the president himself is not prepared to go there. >> it's in the bill. it's there. >> then have the president come out and say it. >> why is it -- >> because to do this -- >> excuse me. [ all speak at once ] >> you can't get a vote in the house. >> how long have you been in this town? you know dagon well there comes a point where the president of the united states can frame
>> john boehner. john boehner can't sell the bill. the president said yesterday, very smart. mitch mcconnell, he keeps his promise. we can work with him. he did it on the debt crisis. do they say about that john boehner? no. >> are you arguing just to argue? >> no. [ all speak at once ] >> john boehner can't make it happen, it won't happen. >> i'm right and you're wrong, thank you. >> can mitch mcconnell get john boehner -- >> but it's not how you get a...
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as for president obama and john boehner, they are miles apart. neither are them talking about the deal the country really needs. kristin, we were talking yesterday that there's a possibility the president was considering coming back early perhaps thshould they strike a deal of some sort. >> i think it's likely president obama will cut his vacation short. we haven't gotten guidance about when that is going to happen. the white house is calling this a working vacation, but the reality is that talks are largely deadlocked over the fiscal cliff. there have been a few conversations going on at the staff level but really the expectation is that the hard work is going to get done when lawmakers return to washington after the christmas holiday, a little bit later on this week. that's when they're going to resume negotiations in earnest. of course there had been hopes that the president and house speaker john boehner were going to get a deal done. if you looked at the beginning of last week, they were getting close to a deal it appeared but that fell apar
as for president obama and john boehner, they are miles apart. neither are them talking about the deal the country really needs. kristin, we were talking yesterday that there's a possibility the president was considering coming back early perhaps thshould they strike a deal of some sort. >> i think it's likely president obama will cut his vacation short. we haven't gotten guidance about when that is going to happen. the white house is calling this a working vacation, but the reality is...
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nothing is easy when it comes to house speaker john boehner and president obama. first the president announced he would speak on wednesday, september 7th to lay out his jobs plan at a joint session of congress. but boehner rejected that date, so now the president is speaking on september 8th. nbc's chrikristin walker is liv the white house. there seems to be three schools of thought about this -- the president caved, boehner was rude, or both sides are showing the american people that washington is even more broken than they thought it was. so what's the white house saying? >> well, the white house is saying that they just want to give this jobs speech so that's the reason why they changed the date. they would probably push back against argument that they gave. it doesn't help to restore the public's lawmakers in government. we think the white house believes that they had a deal. when they announced yesterday afternoon that president obama was going to give this speech on wednesday. but remember, it raised eyebrows initially, because that's the same date as the re
nothing is easy when it comes to house speaker john boehner and president obama. first the president announced he would speak on wednesday, september 7th to lay out his jobs plan at a joint session of congress. but boehner rejected that date, so now the president is speaking on september 8th. nbc's chrikristin walker is liv the white house. there seems to be three schools of thought about this -- the president caved, boehner was rude, or both sides are showing the american people that...
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that's what john boehner and president obama are currently arguing about. par are it's interesting, mark. you and the team noted the confusion, if you want. maybe because of the leadership. the headlines and the ap has the headline fiscal cliffs appear to be stalled and the hill's headline edge towards the deal and deficit reduction negotiations. are both true? >> both are true and you have to look at the totality of the story. today is wednesday and you and i have been having this conversation for a while. you have some type of deal as we are headed to this weekend. this is about the give-and-take. we saw the white house who reported they went from at one point $6 trillion in revenue that they wanted. down to 1.4. i wouldn't be surprise fed that continues to go down. the most important thing as we pointed out, both sides continue to talk. even if the phone calls right now are not all that pleasant, even if they are tense, the fact that they are still talking is a pretty good sign that a deal can get done. >> realistically would we get to the point where th
that's what john boehner and president obama are currently arguing about. par are it's interesting, mark. you and the team noted the confusion, if you want. maybe because of the leadership. the headlines and the ap has the headline fiscal cliffs appear to be stalled and the hill's headline edge towards the deal and deficit reduction negotiations. are both true? >> both are true and you have to look at the totality of the story. today is wednesday and you and i have been having this...
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john boehner is in an impossible situation. i guess no one else wants the job. but that suggests that house republicans, as a force, even though they're the majority, are not a factor in these critical discussions facing the count try and the federal government at this time. again, that's a bad strategy, a bad place for them to be in, when they just won re-election. >> do you have a good sense, richard, of how many republicans or maybe democrats for that matter, aren't so worried about going over the fiscal cliff at this point? >> i don't actually buy this argument that people are happy going over the fiscal cliff. they can see how damaging it is politically. they also are looking forward to the next fight about the debt ceiling, which is going to be even more damaging. so they always say it's the other guy who wants to go over the fiscal cliff. i don't hear people going out and saying i think it's a good idea that everyone pays more taxes or there are these deep spending cuts. they're all pretending like they know everyone else's strategy. it's about coming to
john boehner is in an impossible situation. i guess no one else wants the job. but that suggests that house republicans, as a force, even though they're the majority, are not a factor in these critical discussions facing the count try and the federal government at this time. again, that's a bad strategy, a bad place for them to be in, when they just won re-election. >> do you have a good sense, richard, of how many republicans or maybe democrats for that matter, aren't so worried about...
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house speaker john boehner tried to get his own bill through the house. he realized he didn't have enough votes for that. that fell apart as well. the ball is in the senate's court. according to an aide, senate majority leader harry read will not bring a bill to the floor unless he believes he will not have the support to get it passed or at least not to block it. that is the strategy right now. president obama will be working with what ma jority leader reid trying to get something through. the president wanted a big deal given the time constraints and only six days left, he conceded to a big deal is probably not possible. the goal now is just to get a gap measure to prevent the steep tax hikes from kicking into effect and the deep spending cuts. right now that is the large goal. i can tell you that competence in lawmakers is dwindling according to the latest poll. 50% of americans believe that lawmakers will be able to prevent going-over the fiscal cliff. that is a drop from seven points from december 16th. consumer confidence in the lawmaker'sability to
house speaker john boehner tried to get his own bill through the house. he realized he didn't have enough votes for that. that fell apart as well. the ball is in the senate's court. according to an aide, senate majority leader harry read will not bring a bill to the floor unless he believes he will not have the support to get it passed or at least not to block it. that is the strategy right now. president obama will be working with what ma jority leader reid trying to get something through. the...
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the president spoke with house speaker john boehner by phone yesterday. it was their first conversation in a week but neither side would characterize that conversation. they agreed not to talk about it publicly. there is this, though, on the front page of today's "washington post." many gop centrists and some conservatives are calling on house speaker john boehner to concede on rates now while he still has leverage and shows concern. ed, as we dive in on this post article, it goes down to points out the republicans do want something in return for this. they want to have some wins in this fight. perception is reality in washington, d.c. and across the land. so if they can give something that looks like, okay, we got a couple things out of this. but that's really not going to be the case when we look at the whole big picture, unless they do that two step, which is get the 98% out of the way and maybe fight over the next eight weeks before the debt ceiling debate. >> well, this is where i think the white house needs to continue to put the pressure on boehner
the president spoke with house speaker john boehner by phone yesterday. it was their first conversation in a week but neither side would characterize that conversation. they agreed not to talk about it publicly. there is this, though, on the front page of today's "washington post." many gop centrists and some conservatives are calling on house speaker john boehner to concede on rates now while he still has leverage and shows concern. ed, as we dive in on this post article, it goes...
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the latest stinging repudiation for john boehner and his team. they have struggled to governor after a unified congress. the new york times says a stunning and humiliating set back for john boehner and his leadership team. they failed a fundamental test. and political, that's amazing, right? that means the department of homeland security will be shutting down in less than three hours, we're told that president obama is convening meetings in the oval office tonight, working the phones to try to get congress to snap out of it and not do this. but as of now it is unclear as to whether or not they're going to be able to do it. just in the last hour the senate went back to work even though they did their part today, right? they funded homeland security. the senate went back without warning tonight in the last hour and pass a one week extension for funding for the homeland security department. they went home and adjourned and said house, you get it together. after the house republicans own idea their three week extension failed because they could not g
the latest stinging repudiation for john boehner and his team. they have struggled to governor after a unified congress. the new york times says a stunning and humiliating set back for john boehner and his leadership team. they failed a fundamental test. and political, that's amazing, right? that means the department of homeland security will be shutting down in less than three hours, we're told that president obama is convening meetings in the oval office tonight, working the phones to try to...